http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Fri, 24 May 2013 06:54:35 Fri, 24 May 2013 06:54:35 http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/166302_490771478438_88786798438_6005972_5202931_n.jpg... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/66 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:11:39 You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents came from. It is a belief that all men are created free and equal and that everyone deserves an even break.
-President Harry S Truman

It is essential that there should be organization of labor. This is an era of organiza... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/65 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:32:28 http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EBudYJRiV7o/TlbiVo4WcLI/AAAAAAAAK68/GJ-P_j4FhZM/s1600/simpsons.jpg


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http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/

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Grampa Simpson/Ron Paul is my favorite... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/64 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:26:33 When examining the different forms of taxation, Smith adheres to four maxims which a good tax should conform to:

1. "The subject of every State ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities; that is, in proportion... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/63 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:46:23 Where was Santorum's flag pin? I looked and didn't see one on his jacket.
Why does he hate America and our troops.

He also had no American flag tie.
In fact, he had no tie at all -- He reminded me of Iranian President Ahmadinejad when I saw he had no tie.
Why is Santorum trying to look like OU... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/62 Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:03:17 It may be the best thing written on DU ever... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/61 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 07:09:48 If you look at the image of the major players of the Republican Party and their fortunes 6 months to one year ago to what people think now it has got to be disheartening for even the most Polly Anna within the Republican Party.

When Kasich, Walker and others were elected they claimed they were go... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/60 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 03:27:30 Background.
I live in Korea.
In January 2010 I had surgery for a hernia which the doctor told me was severe.
It took the better part of five months to recover to where I could do strenuous activities. By the end of August I had ballooned to 219 pounds and it was then I started a running 4-6 days... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/59 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:02:47 The following 12 Senate Committees and their likely Chairpersons

1. Judiciary - Jeff Sessions (Republican Ranking Member)
2. Armed Services - Lindsay Graham (Ranking Member)
3. Intelligence - Hatch, Snowe or Chambliss (Bond is the ranking member)
4. Finance - Charles Grassley (Ranking Member)... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/58 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:58:13 What we’ve been hearing from other drunken, former Meth addicts in the news that it has been confirmed, President Barack Obama has chosen the ghost of former President Ronald Reagan to replace Justice Stevens on the United States Supreme Court.

LFN news was there covering the Republican Response ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/57 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:41:08 To listen to the Vatican apologists the criticism of the Church, the Pope, etc are agenda driven people who are reveling in kicking a good man when he is down. That the critics are just looking for excuses to beat up on the Pope and the Church.

Well...When you make it easy for the critics, who re... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/56 Sat, 03 Apr 2010 10:01:19 I chose 44 pieces of somewhat obscure trivia, but stuff I still found interesting

1. George Washington had to borrow money to go to his own inauguration.

2. Washington loved to help fight fires.

3. When Adams and his family moved to Washington to live in the White House, they got lost in t... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/55 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:38:46 I found this at http://www.electoral-vote.com/
They have listed the members of the caucus, the make up of their district, their margin of victory, how the Obama-mccain race turned out and when they were first elected.

Examples:
MS-04 Gene Taylor (D) R+20; 50%; -36%; 1988 (So Taylor is in a sol... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/54 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 22:25:16 Germany became the first nation in the world to adopt an old-age social insurance program in 1889, designed by Germany's Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck. The idea was first put forward, at Bismarck's behest, in 1881 by Germany's Emperor, William the First, in a ground-breaking letter to the German Par... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/53 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:11:06 You know you're listening to Bill O'Reilly if the person talking

is defending President Obama by comparing his situation to that of former President Bush

is decrying the paparazzi stalking people in one segment and in the next has his producer following someone onto a public bus or to their ki... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/52 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:44:30 snip
Five hundred thousand dollars — the amount President Obama wants to set as the top pay for banking executives whose firms accept government bailout money — seems like a lot, and it is a lot. To many people in many places, it is a princely sum to live on. But in the neighborhoods of New York Ci... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/51 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:44:54 237 threads in Latest Breaking News linking us to the only 3 stories mentioning the appointment

6 threads linking us to the posters personal website, that then links us to the 3 stories mentioning the appointment

146 threads “Recommend MY Post" if you think it’s great that skinner has been app... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/50 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:36:24 1. In 1960, Kennedy only won one western state in the Continental US: Nevada. (He won Hawaii, but that's not continental and he won NM, but I think NM is part of the Rocky Mtn states)

2. Since 1960, West Virginia has voted for the Democratic nominee 8 times

3. From 1968 to 1984, Oregon voted R... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/48 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:37:24 In 2006, Sen. John McCain sponsored legislation to require grassroots lobbying coalitions to reveal their financial donors. In 2007, after receiving "feedback" on the proposal, McCain told far-right activist groups that he now opposes the measure.

McCain said before the war in Iraq, "We will win... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/46 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 01:57:47 To the tune of: The Man on the Flying Trapeze

He lies on the air
With the greatest of ease
His stories are garbage
And he is a sleaze
His behavior's obnoxious
He's like a disease
and the truth he has taken away

He talks about values
But these he does scorn
He harasses his colleagues
W... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/45 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:29:45 I think the thing (for me) that is the most disappointing about Edwards withdrawal (other than I supported him) is that when it was a three-person race people seemed a little more civil and lot more thick skinned.

Now that Edwards is gone it seems to me that the dam burst and it's become more agg... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/44 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:35:56 Today, President George Bush issued a signing statement that disqualified all 5 Democratic Candidates from running for the office of president. Citing national security concerns, he stripped the five candidates of their US citizenship until a full hearing could be convened.

According to Administ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/43 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:50:26 The Republicans believe in the minimum wage — the more the minimum, the better.

Republicans don’t like people who talk about depressions. You can hardly blame them for that. You remember the old saying: Don’t talk about rope in the house where somebody has been hanged.

Richard Nixon is a no go... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/42 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:17:30 "I could express my Faith in shorter terms. He who loves the Workman and his Work, and does what he can to preserve and improve it, shall be accepted of him." -- letter to Thomas Jefferson, 18 June 1812

"Now, my Friend, can Prophecies, or miracles convince You, or Me, that infinite Benevolence, ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/41 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:54:02 If one looks at Presidential history since the beginning of the 20th Century, they'll fail in taking back the White House in 2012.

1896: William McKinley, re-elected 1901
1901: Theodore Roosevelt replaces the McKinley after Mc Kinley is assassinated. re-elected 1904
1908: Taft was not re-electe... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/rpannier/40 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:30:32